As photographers move to blogs, many seek a way to maintain client proofing areas without having to maintain a completely different proofing website. WordPress gallery plugins allow photographers to create password-protected client galleries within a blog. This post highlights a specific plugin called NextGEN and various ideas for integrating proofing galleries into your WordPress photography blog. … [Read more...]
Blogging Tips from a Professional Pet Photographer
I knew the importance of blogging when I started my photo business, but I was unsure of what to blog about. Sure, there's the obvious sharing of images and recapping client sessions, but I didn't have enough clients to keep my blog active. So I decided to use my blog to attract new clients. For some one who thinks in pictures, not words, I was somewhat at a loss on what to blog about. Then, I came across Zach's ebook Photography Blog Success which not only provided me with several topics to blog … [Read more...]
Blogging for Clients: Emotion Captures Sales
Talk is cheap and everyone says that photographers should be blogging. At the same time, photographers should be focusing their energy on growing their business. Let's look at how a photographer can blog for his or her clients. … [Read more...]
5 Photographer Blog Plugins for WordPress SEO
As a Las Vegas wedding photographer, I have worked to build my studio blog intro a strong presence over the past year. After watching myself rise in Google page rank from page 10 to page one--and then to the top page one position for my primary search term (luxury Las Vegas wedding photographer), I feel that I've finally found the right mix of SEO and web marketing strategy. Just for the record: That rise in page rank didn't cost me thousands of dollars. I only paid for Zach's photographer web … [Read more...]
Photography Blog Success
Photography Blog Success dives deep on blogging and WordPress optimization to help you write effectively, utilize search engines, and turn readers into clients. If you struggle to blog or want a professional’s advice on how to setup your blog properly for marketing, this guide is for you. Add to Cart $29 I highly recommend this e-book to everyone who wants to run a successful blog. This was the best investment I made for my business. - Laura Thomas, lightroompresets.com … [Read more...]